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Oxford Circus IKEA is open: take a first look around

After four years vacant, IKEA opened its doors in the old Topshop flagship on May 1. Abha Shah was given early access to see how the new Oxford Street shop compares to its longer established stores

Evening Standard

Microsoft is closing its flagship London retail store

Oxford Circus "Experience Center" set to shut as Microsoft scales back.

TechRadar

Man wanted after sexual assault on Victoria line Tube between Oxford Circus and Highbury & Islington

The British Transport Police said the incident occurred on October 23 last year

Evening Standard

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'I could've been stabbed': Channel 4's George Clarke robbed at knifepoint near Oxford Circus

The Amazing Spaces host shared his harrowing experience on Instagram

Evening Standard

Undercover police floor London phone snatcher mid-theft

Undercover police officers in London tackled a mobile phone snatcher to the ground as he was mid-theft near Oxford Circus in August, newly-released footage shows.

The Independent UK

Topshop was a mecca for Millennials like me—it might be relaunching, but I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience a shopping heyday like that again

It would take more than Kate Moss for Topshop to save the British High Street in 2025

Marie Claire

Homeless man who pushed postman onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus guilty of attempted murder

Brwa Shorsh has been found guilty of attempted murder in the incident at Oxford Circus tube station

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Man accused of pushing postman on Tube tracks did not intend to kill, trial told

Kurdish migrant Brwa Shorsh, 24, allegedly shoved stranger Tadeusz Potoczek, 61, at Oxford Circus station

The Independent UK

Postman 'shoved in front of train at Oxford Circus Tube station over dirty look'

Brwa Shorsh denies attempted murder

Evening Standard

Blind date: ‘The middle of Oxford Circus might not have been the best place to kiss’

Nina, 25, a research analyst, meets Grace, 23, a production assistant

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Oxford Street 2.0 would be long overdue return to glory

Oxford Street has been through many changes during its long history — from its association with the Tyburn gallows to the transformation of Oxford Circus by John Nash — but has rarely seemed so dispiriting as it has in recent years. A street where the original department stores first flourished,…

Evening Standard

Attempted murder charge after man pushed stranger onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus

British Transport Police said the victim was pushed on to the rails at Oxford Circus station at around 3pm on Saturday

Evening Standard

OPINION - Oxford Street is so bad now: we should fix it — and ban dangerous pedicabs to start

I’m not being funny but… do you remember when Oxford Street was one of the greatest in the world? That wasn’t even too long ago. Walking down it these days, you’re either blinded by the atrocious candy shops on every corner or being too cautious about getting run over by…

Evening Standard

Thousands demonstrate in Trafalgar Square for Gaza ceasefire

Protesters converge on square after sit-ins at Oxford Circus and Charing Cross station and chants outside BBC

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Dozens arrested as pro-Palestine protesters march through London after Oxford Circus brought to a standstill

Around 30,000 protesters were in central London while similar marches took place in Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line stations first to get superfast 4G connectivity are revealed

Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road become first West End Tube stations to get 4G and 5G - with ‘better signal in tunnels than above ground’

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Tube crime soars by almost 40% on pre-pandemic levels

The worst stations for robbery were Oxford Circus, Finsbury Park, Bond Street and Stratford

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Apoy: Budgie Montoya to open new Filipino street food restaurant in Oxford Circus

Apoy will serve a simple menu focusing on skewers, rice and dipping sauces

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Oxford Circus: Man, 25, fighting for life after being stabbed on bus in Oxford Street

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed on a double-decker bus on Oxford Street.

Daily Mirror

London commuter suing TfL for £220,000 after falling in front of train 'due to overcrowding'

David Garcia Thomas, an London-based IT executive, became trapped between the Tube train and platform edge after he fainted and was subsequently dragged some distance

Evening Standard

London commuter who fell in front of oncoming Tube train ‘due to overcrowding’ suing TfL for £220,000

David Garcia Thomas fell between the train and the platform edge at Oxford Circus during evening rush hour in 2019

Evening Standard

Met Police facial recognition cameras scan 127k faces but arrest just nine

A deployment of facial recognition cameras in London led to just a handful of arrests despite taking the biometric data of thousands of people, new figures show.According to a freedom of information request obtained by the Standard, five deployments of live facial recognition cameras in Oxford Circus from February 27,…

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TfL Tube delays: Electrical fault closes stations, causes disruption on Piccadilly and Victoria lines

King’s Cross and Oxford Circus Underground stations also closed due to power issues

Evening Standard

‘Oxford Street needs more variety to become No 1 destination again’

Plans to create a pedestrian ‘piazza’ at Oxford Circus have formally been axed — along with the wider pedestrianisation of the street

The Independent UK

Oxford Circus station evacuated after reports of smoke coming from escalator

Firefighters are investigating the alert

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